Vehicle-seat.



W. B. BASCOM.

VEHICLE SEAT.

I APPLICATION FILED mus, 1909.

Patented May 3, 1910.

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ATT RNEY W. B. BASGOM.

VEHICLE SEAT.

' IPPLIUATION TILED HAY 8, 1909.

Patented May 3, 1910.

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WITNESSES 26. @LMJA WILLARD B. BASCOM, OF NEW YORK. N. Y.

VEHICLE-SEAT:

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 3, 1910.

Application filed May 8, 1902. Serial No. 494,848.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that l, WILLARD B. Biscon, a citizen of the United State-s. residing at Brooklyn borough, New York city. in the county of Kings aml State of New York. have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Vehicle-Seats, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to folding seats for vehicles and is particularly adapted for use in automobiles and my objects are the construction and operation of such seats in a manner which will permit them to be entirely out of the way and out of sight when not in use but which. when in use. will be. clear of the rear seat and sides of the car thereby making them more comfortable to the users than the seats now in use.

I attain my objects in the manner illustrated in the :u-eompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a view of my seat attached to the tonueau of an'automohile in its folded position; Fig. ;2 a view of the seat open for use: Fig. 5 a sectional view of the seat f lded; Fig. i a detail of the supports: and

. Fig. 5 a view of the seat. partly in section,

in position to he slid away from the side of the car.

In the embodiment shown in the drawing the touring body of the car is provided with the usual rear seal 1. side wall 2 and door It.

'.\ pocket or recess 4 is made in the upholstery of. the std wall (or in the door if preferred) to receive the folded seat and a tiap 5 covers aml conceals the seat when it is not in use. Rack bars (3 and T with strips 3 amt 9 spaced therefrom Form guideways with closed tops within which a shaft it) provided with pinions it and 12 is vertically movable, the pinions meshing with the guideraeks so that the motion will be even and cramping and binding avoided. support 13 in the general shape of a yoke provided with branches l4. l5 and H3 is secured to the shaft 10 at the ends of the branches H and 1.) by eyes thereon through which the sha t't extends and within which the shaft may revolve. 'lhis yoke piece is slidahle on the shaft to and a spring 10 forces it to one end of the shaftwhile a suitable. catch holds it at the other end of the shaft against the compression of the spring when the seat is pushed forward. A bar 23 across the recess forms a rest. or support for the yoke when the seat is in use the shaft 10 resting against the top of the guideways. At the junction of the branches of the yoke a turntable '17 is'secured. This turntable is preferable in the form of a ring with spokes, one of which spokes 18 is provided with a key hole slot 19 the enlargement of which is coincident with the center of the ring. A bolt 20 with a. flattened shank is secured in the yoke piece with the llattened sides in the narrow part of the keyhole slot thetehy permitting the turntable to slide on the yoke piece but preventing rotation of the turntable until the enlargement. A seat .21 is secured to the leg it may be hinged to the yoke piece and is perforated to clear the bolt 20 when the seat is folded.

In use the flap 5 is raiseyl and the entire seat pulled upward the war 10 running evenly on the racks and pinions. The seat is then laid dowu on the bar 23, the turntable I? pulled forward in the key hole slot. to get the seat away from the side of the car and when the Hat shanlted bolt has reached the enlargement the entire seat can be revolved through 90 s'o that it will face forward. The back can he turned up and the whole seat slid forward on the shaft 10 to clear the rear seat 1.

By this mechanism I am enabled to constructa seat which will fold into a recess three inches deep in the side of the car and which. when closed, ives no hint. of its presence. in use I have a full sized seat spaced from the rear seat and from the side walls of the car thereby enhancing the comfort of the occupants of the car. As .the seat. is on a turntable the occupant may face in any direction withoutdiscomfort.

The drawing shows but one embodiment of my invention and the mechanical details may be greatly varied withoutdeparting from the scope of my invention.

I claim l 1. folding seatfor vehicles comprising vertical guidt-ways adapted to be secured to a vehicle. a seat support movable in said guideways. a seat on said support adapted supporting the seat in a horizontal plane when in use.

'2. A folding seat for vehicles comprising slot has been pushed along the bolt to the' turntable and a back 22 is hinged to the seat.

to be moved with the support to or from a moved on the support to space thesame from vertical guidewa vs adapted to be secured to a vehicle, a support shaft movable verticall in the gnideways. a yoke adapted to be moved with the shaft to or from a hori- 5 zontal position, a turntable carried on the yoke and slidable thereon to space the same fl'Oll. the guides when the seat is in use, a seat on the turntable, and means for supporting the scat ii: a horizontal plane when 0 in use. r

3. A folding vehicle seat comprisin vertical guidcways adapted to be securet to a vehicle; a shaftmovable vertically in said guideways; a yoke movable with and revoluble. on said shaft; a turntable provided with a slot movably mounted on the yoke through the slot; :1 seat on the turntable; andmeans for supporting the seat in a horizontal plane when in use.

4. A folding vehicle seat comprisin' vertical guideways adapted to be secured to a vehicle; a shaft movable in said guideways;

a yoke revoluble and slidable on said shaft;

a turntable on said yoke; a seat on the turntable; and means for supporting the seat in a horizontal plane when in use.

5. A folding vehicle seat comprising a seat support; a turntable provided with a kevhole slot mounted thereon; a stud or bolt with a flattened. shank secured to the support and extending through the slot whereby the turntable may be slid along the support and revolved thereon when the stud has engaged the enlargement in the stat.

G. A folding seat for vehicles comprising a vertical guidewa adapted to be secured to a vehicle; a rack in the gnideway; a shaft movable in the guidewa a pinion on the shaft engaging the melt; a seat support revolubly mounted on the shaft and means for holding the support in a horizontal plane when in use.

7. In a folding seat. for vehicles, the combination of a recess in the side of the vehi le. a guide in the recess, a seat support engaging the guide and adapted to lie vertically in the recess when not in use and capable of being turned to a horizontal piano when in tlse. means upon which said support is movable forwardly, means upon which said support is movable sidewise, means for holding said support in a horizontal plane when in use and a seat on the support.

In testimony whereof I have aliixed signature in presen e of two wi nesses.

WILLARD B. BASCOM.

' Witnesses:

Leo H. Rosnsnaunr, Ron'r. B. Kumoonn. 

